Posted by Leslie Eastman ▪ Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 4:00pm10/9/2018 at 4:00pm

When reporting on the landmines removal from the Demilitarized
Zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas, I noted Secretary of State Mike
Pompeo was on his way for a meeting with North Korean Chairman Kim
Jong Un to discuss denuclearization of the peninsula.

Posted by Leslie Eastman ▪ Saturday, September 29, 2018 at 2:00pm9/29/2018 at 2:00pm

Fresh off his visit to North Korea and ahead of the United Nations General Assembly meeting, South Korean President Moon Jae-in signed a free-trade agreement with the United States, marking the first time the President Donald Trump has finalized a major trade deal since entering office.

Posted by Leslie Eastman ▪ Sunday, August 26, 2018 at 6:00pm8/26/2018 at 6:00pm

The last time we visited the Korean Peninsula, South Korean officials firmly stated that they want the U.S. and China to declare a formal end to the Korean War, and the two Koreas seem to be moving forward on a peace-first approach.

Posted by Leslie Eastman ▪ Saturday, August 18, 2018 at 4:00pm8/18/2018 at 4:00pm

I have been watching events on the Korean Peninsula since the
conclusion of the Singapore Summit between President Donald Trump
and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, trying to determine what the
eventual outcome of that meeting would be.

I have come to the conclusion that the two Koreas are like the
children...

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal ▪ Thursday, August 16, 2018 at 1:00pm8/16/2018 at 1:00pm

The United States has imposed sanctions on Chinese and Russian
companies for violating the trade restrictions on North Korea.
The move highlights President Donald Trump’s strategy to keep
tightening the screws on Pyongyang over its nuclear program.

The Treasury Department blacklisted a Russian port agency and
two Chinese firms on Wednesday for aiding North...

Posted by Leslie Eastman ▪ Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 12:00pm8/4/2018 at 12:00pm

In late July, North Korea transferred the
remains of 55 U.S. soldiers killed during the Korean War, in
keeping with the agreement made in Singapore signed by Chairman Kim
Jong-un at the historic summit with U.S. President Donald
Trump.

Now, forensic analysis has shown that the remains are
“consistent” with being American...

Posted by Leslie Eastman ▪ Friday, July 27, 2018 at 9:00am7/27/2018 at 9:00am

North Korea has transferred the remains of U.S.
soldiers killed during the Korean War, in keeping with the
agreement made in Singapore signed by Chairman Kim Jong-un at the
historic summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.

The remains were carried out of Wonsan, North Korea, on a U.S.
Air Force C-17 aircraft...

Posted by Leslie Eastman ▪ Friday, July 6, 2018 at 7:00pm7/6/2018 at 7:00pm

As we near the one-month mark of the famous Singapore peace
summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim
Jong Un, it’s a good time to check on the progress in the various
goals set forth in those highly publicized discussion.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has committed to the U.S. that
North Korea will destroy the Ch’olsan County, North Pyongan
province testing site, which sometimes is referred to as the Sohae
Satellite Launching Ground, CBS News...

Posted by Leslie Eastman ▪ Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 1:00pm6/19/2018 at 1:00pm

A week after the Peace Summit in Singapore concluded, with
President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Chairman Kim Jong Un
signing a historic agreement to work toward de-nuclearization of
the Korean peninsula, a scan of Asian news outlets show that the
two Koreas are moving toward forming a closer and...

Posted by Leslie Eastman ▪ Friday, June 15, 2018 at 7:00pm6/15/2018 at 7:00pm

Flying under the radar of the President Donald Trump-deranged
American media are key developments from the US-North Korea summit
that indicate it was an enormous success, and there are very
positive signs that the breech between the two Koreas will soon
begin to heal. The two nations have agreed to completely...